I care because my own twelve year old son attends a Title I school and I am aware of the many needs a school like this has.

Kathryn Fitzmaurice

The Prize:  One critique of the first fifteen pages of your double-spaced fiction middle grade novel AND your synopsis (2 pages, single-spaced maximum).

The Darer: When Kathryn Fitzmaurice was thirteen years old, her mother sent her to New York City over the summer to visit her grandmother, who was a science fiction author. After seeing how her grandmother could make the characters in her books into whomever she wanted, Kathryn decided that she, too, wanted to become a writer someday. Years later, after teaching elementary school, and taking many classes, she now writes full time and lives with her husband, two sons, and her dog, Holly, in Monarch Beach, California.  Kathryn was born in New York City, but grew up in Scottsdale, Arizona. She holds a Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Chapman University. Her favorite thing to do is walk her dog, Holly, who, she says is so smart, she can practically empty the dishwasher. She also likes organizing absolutely anything, including messy garages, closets, and even cluttered junk drawers. If she could, she would eat the same thing for lunch everyday, which would be a ham, Swiss cheese, and tomato Panini, a green apple, and a chocolate soufflé. Learn more about Kathryn.

“Kathryn Fitzmaurice is as beautiful person both inside and out. And her debut book–one destined to br a classic for every kids’ bookshelf, demonstrates that you, too, can break out, and breakout BIG. Let Kathryn show you how to revise your manuscript in a way that will produce a story that can withstand the test of time.” – Cynthea Liu.

The Year The Swallows Came Early

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